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REVISION: For those of you that already read this chapter, I'll save you the trouble of having to do so again by saying the only thing that changed is the role of Nightshroud was changed to Jououchi instead of Fubuki. I know that in the actual show, Fubuki was the one with that outfit and the mask and everything, but it was weird to have one random character from GX in here, so I changed it. Also, I had something planned with Jounouchi so I had to fit him in somewhere!
A large group of anonymous figures were gathered together outside of a large steel gate, murmurs of apprehension and impatience resonating through the air around them. A large portion of them were in their teens, some were young adults, and some looked to have recently hit the mid-life point. Of course, the majority of the crowd was taken up by restless children whining to their parents about how they wanted to go in already.
Suddenly, a flash of purple whipped through the air.
"Hey! What's that?"
"What's what?"
"That!"
"What?"
"THAT! By the statue!"
A child started yelling and pointing wildly at something through the gate toward the twenty-foot tall Blue Eyes White Dragon statue that stood in front of a wide set of steps leading to the ticket booths. In front of it was a tall man wearing a long cloak that was a gray-toned teal and purple on the inside with thin, yellow lines going around the edges of the outside. He wore a black mask that covered the top half of his face that represented a dragon, its sharp edges holding his long blond hair out of his face. The mask had blue diamond-shaped eye holes and a single red jewel on the forehead. There was a gasp.
"It's Nightshroud!" one kid yelled. Shrieks of horror and astonishment bellowed from the crowd as many people tried to push themselves closer to the gate to view the scene that was about to take place.
"And he's got Maiden!" another shouted. "Maiden" was draped over the man's shoulder with his hands tied together and a blindfold over his eyes. A collective gasp was heard among the group of people. The masked man smirked wickedly.
"Yes! It's me, Nightshroud! I've taken over this body and soon, I'll take over the world!" He yelled. There were more shrieks and a few "Noooo!"s as Nightshroud laughed manically. Once he finally finished his cackling, he turned his head toward "Maiden" and said, "And YOU'RE going to help me!"
More screaming. Quite possibly some crying too, hard to tell.
There was a short period of silence on the opposite side of the gate were it could be assumed a line was supposed to be said. Ever-so-slightly, Nightshroud nudged Yami.
"Ah-em-n…n-never!" he stuttered out, raising his voice a semi-tone or two to sound more like how Maiden really did. It was close, and any argument that it wasn't could easily be dismissed due to the fact that it was so noisy.
"I'm afraid you don't have much say in the matter, Maiden!" Nightshroud howled, and he threw Yami down to the ground in a very convincing way. Actually it looked a bit painful, but nevertheless Yami sat up on his knees and held a defensive pose. "Now! All I have to do is absorb all of your powers, and the world will be mine in no time!" he went on with another round of maniacal laughter to follow. Once finished, he raised his right hand and slowly inched it closer to Yami, saying, "And no one can stop me!"
There. That's probably his cue.
Nightshroud's hand was centimeters away from Yami when a card came flying toward him. He narrowly dodged the projectile as it passed him, and the card boomeranged around and was caught by a familiar white-cloaked hero.
"Kaibaman!" Nightshroud spat venomously.
A wave of cheers sounded when Kaiba pointed a dramatic finger at the masked man and said, "Not a chance, Nightshroud!" Nightshroud gritted his teeth and hoped back a few feet when Kaiba ambled closer as they waited for the crowd to settle down a bit.
"If you honestly thought that I would do nothing as you attempted to corrupt the world, you're sadly mistaken!" Kaiba boomed, sending the crowd into another hyped-up frenzy. They paused to let the crowd calm down again, and Kaiba happened to glance down at Yami and saw that he was wearing a goofy looking grin.
'You idiot, stop smiling.' he thought. Not too long after, Yami pursed his lips to hide the fact, but the corners of his mouth were still lifted a little. Kaiba resisted the urge to shake his head and decided to look away to prevent the urge from becoming too strong.
"How nice of you to join us Kaibaman!" Nightshroud yelled with a smirk, pulling Kaiba from his thoughts. "You think you can stop me? I'd like to see you try!" he said, holding his arms out. He rose them in the air and chanted, "Come creature of darkness; creature of shadow! Give me your power and win this battle! Red Eyes Black Dragon! I command you to appear!"
Above their heads, a large dragon materialized, black wings spread and blood-red eyes gleaming fearsomely. Those crimson eyes sure did remind Kaiba an awful lot of Yami. The way they seemed to shine so brightly…
"Dark Mega Flare!"
Kaiba started, then was just able to jump out of the way of the ball of red light that was shot at him. Damn, he needed to pay attention.
"Maiden!" he shouted as he dashed toward Yami.
"Huh? Oh, right! Eh…um…y-y-yes!" Yami stood up, careful not to trip on the long dress, and hesitantly ripped the piece of cloth that shielded his eyes from the world from his face. He kept his eyes closed as he held his still-bounded hands out in front of him and pretended to be concentrating.
Kaiba halted to a stop right in front of him and gently placed his left hand on top of Yami's, the contact making Kaiba's stomach do a weird flip. Trying his best to ignore it, he raised the card in his right hand above his head, took a deep breath, and yelled, "Beast of hope; beast of light! Listen well and hear my plight! I ask of you to offer your aid! And rid us danger, both small and grave! Blue Eyes White Dragon! Lend me your strength!"
A flash of white light shined and a humongous dragon appeared, metallic white armor-like scales across the body shining like diamonds in the sun, and sparkling sapphires for eyes. The creature roared ferociously once it had materialized completely. At first everyone merely gaped in awe, then they went crazy; cheers, whistles, and whoops and hollers blasted out from the other side of the gate.
Nightshroud scoffed, bearing his teeth in frustration. "You think that thing scares me? Red Eyes, attack! Dark Mega Flare!" he growled. The black dragon obeyed, sending another ball of red light at the opposing monster. Blue Eyes dodged the attack easily, veering to the right.
Kaiba smirked and said, "Hn. Let's show them what true strength is Blue Eyes!" The creature roared again, ready to take action. "Burst Stream of Destruction!" he yelled. The glistening beast threw its head forward and a ray of white light blasted out of its mouth, hitting the lesser dragon dead on. Red Eyes snarled in pain and fell to the ground before vanishing. Smoke from the blast enveloped around them, and in it Nightshroud could be heard yelling, "Don't think this is over Kaibaman! I will be victorious!"
Once the clouds of smoke cleared up, Nightshroud was no longer anywhere to be found. Kaiba removed his hand from Yami's and waited for the cheering to die down again. When it finally did, Yami unexpectedly began falling forward. Kaiba caught him and steadied his balance, concern rapidly growing for the boy's safety. Then Kaiba remembered where he was and what was going on and mentally kicked himself for getting unfocused again.
"Maiden." he said, trying his best not to show his current inner frustration. "Oh, right. Summoning Blue Eyes drains most of your powers." he continued.
"Y…yes." Yami confirmed, still keeping his eyes closed which could be mistaken for being exhausted and not because his eyes are the complete wrong color. "It seems you've rescued me yet again…K-Kaibaman." he stated after a few seconds.
This was the moment. The moment Kaiba had both been dreading and been interested in. He had to kiss Yami. And there was no backing out of it now.
The fluttering pain he felt in his stomach realizing how close the two of them were made Kaiba hesitate to do it. During this brief period of hesitation, he took the opportunity to study Yami's facial features. His face looked soft and almost child-like; his full cheeks made his face seem round. His nose was small and delicate as were his lips. Kaiba swallowed as he began moving closer, eyes locked onto his lips. He noticed a light blush start to form on Yami's face as he inched his way closer. Yami knew what was coming.
He went for it. It was a short kiss, but nonetheless it sent a shiver running down his back when their lips touched. As soon as Kaiba pulled away he had the desire to press his mouth back onto Yami's, but he quickly regained control of himself before he did such a thing.
He stood up straighter and waited for their cue to leave. He didn't think he could stay like this much longer without doing something that he'd surely regret. The crowd continued to go crazy, even when the Blue Eyes White Dragon that was still there came flying down and landed right behind the gate, blocking the mass's view of Kaiba and Yami.
Quickly, Kaiba began speed walking toward the ticket booths behind them, guiding a now beet red Yami there as well. They slid pass the booths and stood behind one of them as Blue Eyes dissipated with a final roar, creating the illusion that the two of them had disappeared.
Kaiba breathed out a sigh as the cheering continued. Good, it was over now.
"Eh-um…" Kaiba looked at Yami. He slowly opened his eyes and looked up at Kaiba. "That was…interesting…"
xxXxx
"Gee little guy, I didn't mean to drop you that hard."
"Yeah, yeah…"
After the Grand Opening Ceremony, Kaiba had noticed Yami holding onto his shoulder and asked him what was wrong with it. He said that it hurt a little from when "Nightshroud" had thrown him so Kaiba took him back to the hotel and had one of the nurses there take a look at it. Turns out the thing was dislocated.
"Really Jounouchi, I know you were trying to make it believable but that doesn't mean you should be reckless about it." Kaiba scolded. The man who played the role of Nightshroud, Jounouchi, rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.
"I know! But hey, he's lighter than Kisara; I think I just miscalculated the amount of force I needed to use." he replied.
"I think you miscalculated the amount of intelligence you have."
"Hey~"
"Alright Mr. Yami, I think the Ketorolac has kicked in by now. Ready for me to pop it back in?" the nurse spoke up.
Yami groaned and wearily said, "…sure." The nurse nodded and walked closer to him. Kaiba observed as she raised his elbow to a 90 degree angle and applied traction away from him. She took one hand off or the elbow and placed it on his forearm.
"Sit up straight now. And make sure to let me know if it hurts too badly."
Yami nodded.
"Alright, here we go." The woman warned and started rotating his arm outward, making sure to be careful with it. Yami's face scrunched up a little when:
Pop!
Kaiba frowned at the loud noise that came from Yami's back. The nurse smiled and let go of his arm, taking a step back.
"There, all done. That wasn't too bad was it?" she asked. Yami gripped his shoulder and moved his arm around in a circle. Well, at least he seemed to be better now.
"Yay! Good job!" Jounouchi cheered with a few seconds of clapping. "You want a lollipop to make you feel better?" he joked.
"Why, you…" Yami growled, holding the back of his hand up with a don't-make-me-back-hand-you face.
"Kidding!" Jounouchi said, holding his hands up in surrender. The nurse laughed and started gathering her things.
Kaiba heard the door to the room open and turned to see who it was.
"Nii-sama! That was cool! But I thought we said we were going to-"
The raven-haired boy stopped suddenly and stared at Yami.
Crap. Yami was still in the Maiden costume.
"…Hi Mokuba." Yami greeted. Mokuba continued to stare at him, then looked at Kaiba, then back at Yami.
"Yami? Why are you-? How did-?" Mokuba questioned with incomplete sentences, trying to piece together the scene that lay before him "…Were you the one that was out there?" Slowly, Yami nodded his head. Mokuba stared at him for a few more seconds, then his face broke out into a large grin. "OH? So then you were also the one who kissed Nii-sama-"
"What did you want Mokuba?" Kaiba asked irritably. Mokuba sent him a sly look. "…Well?" he pressed. That look was making him uncomfortable. Mokuba snickered.
"Fine, I'll let this go for now." he said, still grinning like a mad man. "Nii-sama, Pegasus said that you and Kisara need to go greet people at the 'Kaiba Dome'." Kaiba sighed. He sure didn't feel like having to deal with all of those people.
He crossed his arms over his chest and said, "Fine, go tell him that we'll be there soon."
"Oooookaaaaay~" Mokuba chirped. He gave Yami one last smile before leaving.
"Oh, hey Kisara." he heard Mokuba say just outside of the room. He noticed Yami's face light up suddenly; probably him thinking that he was about to meet the one and only "ray of sunshine" Kisara that everyone thought she was. Oh, was he about to be let down.
"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON IN HERE!" the said woman screamed in a way that made Kaiba want to jab knives into his ears so he would go deaf to refrain from ever being in danger of having to listen to that voice ever again.
…
...
"Just treating the wounded." Jounouchi said, trying to rid the room of any more awkward silence. "Well… we're not really 'treating' anymore. And not a 'wound' per se." he rambled on. Kisara narrowed her eyes, blue becoming fiery-looking.
"I don't care about that!" she yelled.
"…Then why'd you ask?"
"What I want to know," she pointed at Yami. "is who the hell that is!"
"Make up your mind will you?"
"Just who do you think you are, huh? Trying to steal the spotlight from me like that!" Yami didn't say anything; shock hindering his ability to do anything.
"You're the one who didn't show up on time." Kaiba filled in for Yami. Kisara glared at him.
"I was very busy doing something! My friend really needed me!"
"Oh, so is that what that is on the corner of your mouth?" Kaiba countered. Interesting, not only was she useless, but she was also apparently a slut. Kisara jumped and quickly used her sleeve to wipe the dried up, white substance from her face.
"I-I…I was eating some…ice cream!" she said, attempting to cover up her tracks.
"You were eating something all right." Kaiba retorted. She sent him a look that only a spawn of Satan would be able to pull off, then turned her attention back to Yami who was still frozen in astonishment.
"YOU!" she bellowed. Yami flinched at the sudden attention. "Take off that costume! I never gave you permission to wear it you little wench!" Yami looked at her nervously, a bead of sweat on his cheek. "After that, I want you OUT OF HERE! Got it?" she finished. Kisara took a final look around the room at the people who were all staring wide-eyed at her (not including Kaiba, this was all too expected to him), scoffed, then left, slamming the door behind her.
What a bitch.
"…What…" Kaiba and Jounouchi both turned to look at Yami. Looks like he finally gained the capability to talk.
"What just happened?"
Poor Yami. I'm so mean to him. He's such a bishie though, ain't he?
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